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Naira falls to all-time low on official window, trades 1348/$
The naira fell to an all-time low of N1348.63/$ on the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market on Monday. This signifies a 51.21 per cent fall from the N891.90/$ the national currency closed last Friday at the official market, according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange. Monday’s official rate is…
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Fish out killers of two Ekiti monarchs, Oyebanji orders security agencies
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has ordered security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of the two traditional rulers in the Oke-Ako area, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Oyebanji, who condemned the dastardly act, assured the people of the state that the government would…
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Abductors of Kaduna doctor, husband insist on N100m ransom – Family
The abductors of a Kaduna State-based ophthalmologist, Ganiya Olawale-Popoola; her husband, Nurudeen Popola, and their guest, AbdulMugniy Folaranmi, at the National Eye Centre Quarters located at the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have reportedly insisted on a N100m ransom before their release from captivity one month after. Gathered…
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Friendly: Argentina to battle S’Eagles in March
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face World champions, Argentina in a friendly billed for March at the Olympics Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou China. Apart from Nigeria, the La Albiceleste will also play Ivory Coast, the Argentine Football Association announced on Monday. The announcement of the game followed AFA’s agreement…
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Donald Trump warns ‘we are on the brink of World War Three’ as he blames Joe Biden’s ‘weakness
Donald Trump has warned ‘we are on the brink of World War Three’ as he blamed Joe Biden for Iran-back terrorists killing three American soldiers in Jordan. The former Republican president blasted the Biden administration’s ‘weakness and surrender’ a day after the suicide drone strike on a remote compound near the Syrian border. Writing…
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Eight months not enough to judge Tinubu — Uzodimma
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State says eight months is not enough to judge President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Uzodimma stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. According to him, it is too early to “judge” the performance of President Tinubu in major sectors like security and economy.…
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Corrupt governance, reason for kidnapping, banditry in North — Shettima
ABUJA — Vice President Kashim Shettima said this weekend that corrupt governance was responsible for the crisis of insecurity and banditry in the north. Shettima spoke as the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, SCKLA, commended the Nigerian Army for its peace-building efforts in Southern Kaduna, but called on the army…
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Kidnapped Lagos PDP chairman regains freedom
The chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Philip Aivoji, who was abducted by some yet-to-identified gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has regained his freedom. Aivoji was released four days after he was abducted on Thursday. Aivoji and some other party chieftains were abducted at the Ogere area…
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Osun Palace Guard ‘Mistakenly’ Kills U.S-Based Professor During Gun Salute
A Nigerian professor at Prairie View A&M University in Houston, Texas, United States, Richard Adeoriokin, was ‘accidentally’ shot dead by a local security guard at a ceremony in Ejigbo, Osun State. GoldmyneTV gathered that Adeoriokin, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain who visits Nigeria often, was at Ejigbo town for…
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How Late Abba Kyari Frustrated Me – Femi Adesina
Former Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has disclosed that he had a strained relationship with Abba Kyrari, the late Chief of Staff to former President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that he prevented him from seeing his principal for five years till his death. Adesina, Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said…